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June 20 – God’s new community
Review: Let’s keep in mind the overall outline of what we’re seeking to cover in this month of prayer.
- Week 1: The lost
- Week 2: The joy of being found
- Week 3: The calling of the local church [this is where we are now]
- Week 4: The prize!
The overall goal of the 'Month of Prayer': when we have a clearer vision of the purpose of the church, we’ll also have a clearer understanding of what decisions to make about property. Our prayer is that these daily devotionals will help focus our minds on what really matters.
Today
Read: Col 4:1-4 – The church at prayer for the Gospel
Observe: No matter where you turn in the New Testament, when people are praying for the church, they always start with people, and they never start with property. That’s because the church is people, not property. Church is the assembly, not the address. The body, not the building. As we consider the various options: Ormiston, Boundary Rd, or any other, our primary consideration must be what facilities will enable us to minister most effectively to people? What will help us do the work of church planting and development? Of witness to the community we have been placed in? Of being Christ’s people in his world? Of nurturing the church to maturity?
Pray:
- That God will raise our awareness that, after his glory and honour, our greatest consideration is nurturing people to maturity in Christ, and bringing others to him. Pray that the Church Council will have their focus aligned to this goal. Ask that we as a body might be united around effective ministry and witness to people
- Does your vision for our property development have at its heart a church community which seeks to be used by God for the transformation of their city?
- New Developments!: Please continue to pray earnestly for open doors for the purchase of neighbouring property! These things are in God’s hands! Pray that we might see his will clearly
- Lord, please make us into a better reflection of your new community. Let us be a model of your grace as we live out your Gospel
Feedback: dave@redlandscrc.org.au